When Twilight’s Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart announced their break up last summer, it was the first time they acknowledged being in a relationship.

For those of you who may have been isolated in a media-free bunker, the split happened when Stewart admitted she had an affair with her Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders.

To the relief of all who care, the Twi-couple reconciled recently, which meant the do-over came just in time to promote the last in the series of Twilight films, Breaking Dawn — Part 2, which opens to a great deal of anticipation on Nov. 16.

In Part 2, Pattinson’s Edward and Stewart’s Bella are married vampires, trying to cope after the birth of their daughter Renesmee (Mackenzie Foy): They know trouble is brewing, and not because Jacob (Taylor Lautner) has “imprinted” on their daughter.

It seems the treacherous Volturi clan has a non-negotiable rule about turning babies into vampires that means execution for all involved. As the Volturi prepare to confront the Cullens and the new arrival, a supernatural battle looms.

During separate interviews at a Beverly Hills hotel, Pattinson and Stewart discussed all things Twilight but stayed away from the relationship zone.

Stewart, especially, was thrilled with Part 2, which allowed her to make the Bella transition from introvert human to extrovert vampire.

“If you were to take away the fact that she becomes a vampire, it’s just a more realized version of who she’s been the entire time,” she said of the more aggressive Bella. “I think that’s why she really touches so many people.

“It really does represent that stage of life where you’re bubbling over with something you maybe can’t put your finger on.”

Bella also kicks some butt, including Jacob’s when she discovers he has inadvertently “imprinted” on his daughter.

Pattinson’s Edward continues to be trapped in his ambiguous world, although becoming a husband and father seems to mellow his tortured outlook. “A little but not a lot,” said the 26-year-old.

In the end, it is Stewart who relates more closely to Bella’s transformation as she evolved from a teen to a 22-year-old young adult during the five-movie saga.

“I think the most adult way for me to answer that is to say, Absolutely’,” she said. “You question yourself along the way, constantly, and I don’t think you should ever stop doing that... I definitely feel a little more realized.”

Having a baby, like Bella, might be another matter. “I can’t wait to be a mom, but I can wait,” she said.

On the professional front, both Pattinson and Stewart have managed to land roles far from the Twilight universe.

This year, Pattinson starred in David Cronenberg’s avant-garde’ Cosmopolis, while Stewart co-headlined the aformentioned Snow White and the Huntsman and co-stars in the movie version of the Jack Kerouac novel, On the Road, which opens in December.

Before that, Pattinson fit a few more movies in between his Twilight schedule with perfomances in Water For Elephants, Remember Me and Bel Ami. Stewart had roles in Adventureland and The Runaways, among other movies.

They did their best to show fans they could do other things, but both agreed that the typecasting thing is out of their hands.

“It’s really not up to me,” said Pattinson. “I’m getting other parts that aren’t vampires. I don’t know if people will accept me in them, or whatever, but there’s really nothing to be afraid of.”

In fact, Stewart maintained that she’s excited about her career post-Twilight.

“I think maybe I’ve played parts that are really similar to me because I’m young,” she said. “I wanted to explore things that were more apparent to me. Now, I’m getting to the point that I want to dig a little deeper.”

Time will tell. In the meantime, Pattinson and Stewart are decompressing after four years of being blinded by the media glare.

“It’s nice to not be alone in that,” said Stewart, referring to Pattinson and Lautner. “And, I genuinely feel like I don’t have to walk away from this.

“That’s what I love about this job. I wouldn’t have done it in the first place unless it was something I would always want to carry with me.”

As usual, Pattinson tends to be philosophical in a cynical kind of way about moving forward.

“Sometimes the success of Twilight keeps the door open,” he said. “Other times, you can make five massive hits in a row and still not get cast by the directors you want to work with, There are no guarantees.”

They did have the good fortune of filming their last Twilight sequence in the Caribbean, however. That’s after shooting the first movie in the rain-soaked Portland, Oregon, area and the four subsequent films in and around Vancouver.

“It was hilarious, considering we’d spent the entire series filming in the most miserable conditions, and then we ended on the beach in the Caribbean, filming for two days in the sea,” recalled Pattinson of his time with Stewart.

“We literally did the last shot, as the sun was coming up in St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. It was a nice way to finish.”

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